Meithei and Assamese
Countries
India, Manipur
India
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Bangladesh, Bhutan
Regulated By
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Asam Sahitya Sabha
Interesting Facts
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
- Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
- Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Bengali and Oriya
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Assamese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Khurumjari
nomoskaar
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
ḍhonyobaaḍ
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
aapuni kene aase?
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
subhoraattri
Good Evening
মানিপুরি
subha gadhuli
Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
subha abeli
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
suprobhaat
Please
Chanbiduna
anugroha kori
Sorry
Saobiganu
moi ḍukkhita
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
moi tomaak bhaalpaao
Excuse Me
দুঃখিত
kyoma koribo
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Western Assam
Dialect 2
Pangal
Goalpariya
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Western Assam
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Bhakatiya
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Assam
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
অসমীয়া (asamīẏa)
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Asambe, Asami, Asamiya
French Name
Meithei
assamais
German Name
Meithei
Assamesisch
Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
[ɔxɔmɔnɔ]
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Assamese people
Origin
1700
7th century A.D
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Kamarupa
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Assamese
Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language
Signed Assamese
ISO 639 1
No data available
as
Glottocode
mani1292
assa1263
Linguasphere
omp
59-AAF-w
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Meithei and Assamese Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Meithei and Assamese dialects. Various dialects of Meithei and Assamese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Meithei are spoken in different Meithei Speaking Countries whereas Assamese Dialects are spoken in different Assamese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Meithei vs Assamese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Meithei dialects include: Loi, Pangal. Assamese dialects include: Kamrupi , Goalpariya. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Meithei and Assamese Speaking population
Meithei and Assamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Assamese languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Assamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Assamese language is 0.24 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Meithei and Assamese on Meithei vs Assamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Meithei and Assamese Language Codes
Meithei and Assamese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Meithei and Assamese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.